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Batman: Knightfall – KnightsEnd is the final instalment in the epic story of Batman’s fall and his return to power. Summary of the Book Bruce Wayne has returned. He has managed to heal his broken back after months of rehabilitation following Bane’s murderous attack. He returns to Gotham, only to find that he has made a big mistake in picking Jean Paul Valley to be his replacement. The former Azrael is mad with power, and he has strayed from the rules which prevent Batman from crossing the line between Caped Crusader and Mass Murderer. Donning his cowl once again, Bruce Wayne must battle the very man he chose to be his heir. However, Valley has modified his bat-suit to be more lethal in every way. He was already an accomplished martial artist, almost as good as Batman used to be. Now Bruce is weakened from his months of rehabilitation and he is a weak shell of his former self. Valley is half-mad from the power his new role has given him, and he will never let the Mantle of the Bat go. But can Gotham city handle two Dark Knights? About the Authors Doug Moench and Jim Aparo are inseparable from the history of the Batman comic book series. Moench wrote stories for Batman and Detective Comics from 1983 to 1986 and from 1992 to 1998. He is also remembered for his contributions to the Contagion, Legacy and Cataclysm storylines. Aparo worked with the Batman line of comics throughout the 70s. He is also remembered for his work on DC’s The Phantom Stranger. Media Note This storyline was very loosely adapted in the third part of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises. The movie starred Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne and Tom Hardy as Bane. The adaptation left out Azrael entirely. Series Reading Order If you’ve not read the beginning of this storyline, then be sure to catch the epic fall of the Dark Knight in Knightfall. Watch him choose a successor from his assorted family, picking an unlikely candidate for the role in Knightquest. If you’re curious about the origins of Bane’s drug, Venom, read Batman: Venom to watch Batman try the drug himself in a mad attempt to save a girl’s life.